The owners of a West Virginia hemp farm were cleared of federal drug charges after they were accused of violating the federal Controlled Substances Act for purchasing seeds from Kentucky. A U.S. district court judge dismissed the case against Grassy Run Farms and its affiliated company Commonwealth Alternative Medical Options... Read more
Mile High Labs, a CBD extraction company in Loveland, Colorado, is suing a Rhode Island firm for stealing its extraction technology to secure investment from a tobacco company investing in hemp. Mile High says in its copyright-infringement lawsuit filed Tuesday that privately held CBD extractor Canadian American Standard Hemp (CASH)... Read more
CV Sciences, a San Diego CBD manufacturer, has lured a former dietary supplement executive to oversee its research and regulatory compliance. Douglas MacKay will oversee hemp-based CBD product development as Senior Vice President of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs. MacKay was formerly a vice president with the Council for Responsible... Read more
by Michelle Rutter, NCIA’s Government Relations Manager Last week, multiple pieces of legislation and one resolution were introduced to address social equity, diversity, and fairness in the cannabis industry. The Marijuana Justice Act was introduced in both the House and the Senate by Cannabis Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)... Read more
by Martha Ostergar, Content Marketing Manager of RizePoint Advice from RizePoint, a leader in the quality assurance and regulatory compliance space for over 20 years. As more states legalize medicinal and recreational marijuana, more companies are getting into the business of cannabis infused food products (CIFPs), more commonly known... Read more
Hemp growers and manufacturers see a big hole in a new federal promise guaranteeing interstate hemp commerce – product testing. The 2018 Farm Bill promised protection for hemp transportation but left states with no uniform way to test THC content. So, cannabis plants that may go on a truck as legal... Read more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will hold a webinar to get public input on the 2018 Farm Bill and hemp production. All interested parties are welcome to provide comments during the March 13 session, hosted by the USDA’s Specialty Crops Program. Participants must register in advance, and those who wish to speak... Read more
Just as the CBD industry was hoping to start work next month on the cannabinoid’s place in food, drugs and cosmetics, the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration chief is resigning. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who told Congress last week that CBD can’t be added to consumer products,... Read more
Retailers who sell CBD products in Alabama are getting mixed messages now that the Department of Health is asking the public to avoid using CBD. It’s a move that directly conflicts with the state’s direction in December that authorized hemp-derived CBD production and sales. While CBD derived from marijuana... Read more
U.S. farmers and ranchers are interested in growing and using hemp. A recent Farm Journal survey of 950 farmers and ranchers across the United States found that although almost none of them currently grow any form of cannabis, about half would consider doing so – and many would consider... Read more
